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Original title La mala hora Publication date 1962 Originally published 1962 Genre Novel Translator Gregory Rabassa | 3.4/5 Goodreads Language Spanish Published in English 1979 Page count 183 Country Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publisher Premio Literario Esso (Spain)
Harper & Row (US) Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback) Similar Gabriel García Márquez books, Novels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In Evil Hour (Spanish: La mala hora) is a novel by Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez, first published (in an edition disowned by the author) in 1962.
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Written while García Márquez lived in Paris, the story was originally entitled Este pueblo de mierda (This Town of Shit or This Shitty Town). Rewritten, it won a literary prize in Colombia.
Some of the same characters and situations found in La mala hora later re-appear in Cien años de soledad.
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Plot
In Evil Hour takes place in a nameless Colombian village. Someone has been placing satirical pasquinades about the town, outlining the locals' shameful secrets. Some dismiss these as common gossip. However, when a man kills his wife's supposed lover after reading of her infidelity, the mayor decides that action is called for. He declares martial law and sends soldiers (who are actually armed thugs) to patrol the streets. He also uses the 'state of unrest' as an excuse to crack down on his political enemies.